Gerry Bermingham

Gerry Bermingham (20 August 1940-) was the Labour MP for St. Helens South from 9 June 1983 to 7 June 2001, preceding Shaun Woodward.

Biography
Gerry Bermingham was born in Dublin, Ireland in 1940, and he was educated in England, becoming a solicitor in 1967 and a lawyer in 1985. He served as a Sheffield city councillor from 1975 to 1979, and he served as the Labour MP from 1983 to 2001. Bermingham was one of six Labour MPs who voted against any reduction in the age of consent for homosexual sex from 21. He retired in 2001.